How To Build A Wooden Plate Rack
I teamed up with my friend shelly from 100 things 2 do to bring you the plans and tutorial for this diy plate rack.
How to build a wooden plate rack. It mounts with a french cleat which you can make from wood or purchase in metal. I m excited to share brand new plans with you today. This ain t your grandmomma s plate rack and shelly will walk you through how she built it. For the horizontal dowels drill inch deep holes every 2 inches in.
Use a circular saw to cut the wood. To make my plate rack i purchased some 5mm plywood board and 2cm wide dowling. 1200mm long but can be cut down and features 25 x 10mm diameter dowels at 47mm centres set between 18mm top and bottom rails. Learn the anatomy and go to the store.
Plate rack dimensions 1200 x 336 x 18mm. Use 2 dowels to connect the 2 strips of wood. How to make a wooden plate rack step 1 planning the design. Drill the dowel holes.
The fine example at right features shapely sides and shaker pegs to hang cups or towels. The plate rack itself is a pretty simple item it looks like a miniature ladder the plate racks are made from solid timber spindles and rails. First step is to measure out your shelves the size you need might vary for your own plates. Step 2 cutting the wood.
To lay out the curved sides first mark the back edge. Be sure you wear your safety gear. Plan and draw the design of the wooden plate rack. Step 3 connecting the wood strips.